For a conventional crisp in an individual picnic portion, Walkers lists 96 kcal per 22g bag for both Oven Baked Sea Salt and Cheese & Onion. A smaller snack-format bag can have a lower total: Seabrook lists 82 kcal per 18g bag of Sea Salted Crunchies, which are a different potato-snack format. Choose by the bag you expect to eat, then check the exact flavour’s salt and allergen information.
If each person will have a bag with lunch, compare the labelled kcal per bag and its weight. Walkers lists 96 kcal for each reviewed 22g Oven Baked flavour; Seabrook lists 82 kcal for its smaller 18g Sea Salted Crunchies bag.
If a conventional crisp format matters, distinguish it from smaller potato snacks and lentil crisps. Walkers’ reviewed Oven Baked bags are 22g; Tyrrells lists 208 kcal for a 40g bag of Lightly Sea Salted hand-cooked potato crisps. The portions are different sizes.
Check each flavour rather than assuming a multipack has one allergen declaration. Walkers identifies milk in Oven Baked Cheese & Onion, so it is unsuitable for a guest avoiding milk.
Start with the calories and weight of the bag someone will actually eat. Then check whether its ingredients, salt and allergen declaration suit the picnic menu and guests.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Calories per bag | Compare kcal for the complete bag or intended serving, then its weight. Seabrook lists 82 kcal per 18g bag of Sea Salted Crunchies; Walkers lists 96 kcal per 22g bag for the two reviewed Oven Baked flavours. | I want to know the calorie total for the portion going into each lunch, not just the figure per 100g. |
| Snack format | Read the product description and ingredients to distinguish potato crisps from dried-potato snacks or lentil crisps. Compare serving weights when switching formats. | A smaller snack bag might suit my lunch, but I may want a conventional potato crisp instead. |
| Salt and allergens | Check salt per bag or serving and the exact flavour’s allergen declaration. Tyrrells lists 0.63g salt per 30g serving of Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper Lentil Crisps; Walkers says its Oven Baked Cheese & Onion contains milk. | When packing for guests, I need the chosen flavour to fit their dietary restrictions as well as the intended portion. |
| Picnic packing | Count the individual bags needed. Keep foods normally refrigerated at home cool at the picnic, as the Food Standards Agency advises; Food Standards Scotland recommends a cool box or bag with ice or frozen gel packs. | Individual crisp bags make portions straightforward, while the chilled parts of lunch need their own storage plan. |
That figure does not tell you the total in the bag you pack. Seabrook’s 18g Sea Salted Crunchies bag lists 82 kcal, while the reviewed 22g Walkers Oven Baked bags list 96 kcal.
Compare kcal per bag first, then use pack weight and the per-100g figure to put the difference in context.
A dried-potato snack or lentil crisp is not interchangeable with a conventional potato crisp if the ingredients or type of crunch matter to your lunch.
Read the product description and ingredients before swapping formats.
Walkers’ reviewed Oven Baked Cheese & Onion contains milk. Tyrrells lists 0.63g salt per 30g serving of its Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper Lentil Crisps.
Check salt and the allergen declaration for the exact flavour you intend to serve.
The other parts of a picnic lunch may need different handling. Food Standards Agency guidance says foods normally kept in the fridge at home also need to be kept cool at a picnic.
Pack those foods in a cool box or bag with ice or frozen gel packs, as Food Standards Scotland advises, and take them out when needed.
The figures below apply to the named products and serving sizes, not to every flavour or pack from each brand.
Walkers lists 96 kcal per 22g bag for both reviewed Oven Baked Sea Salt and Cheese & Onion flavours.
Seabrook lists 82 kcal per 18g bag of Sea Salted Crunchies, a potato-snack format.
Tyrrells provides both hand-cooked potato crisps and lentil-crisp alternatives in the reviewed products.
The reviewed Sweet Chilli & Sour Cream product is a hand-cooked potato crisp.
The reviewed McCoy’s Salted flavour provides a ridged-crisp option.
REAL describes its range as vegetarian and gluten-free.
These multipacks offer individual portions for a picnic, including baked potato crisps and other savoury snack formats. Check each pack’s flavour, portion and allergen details when deciding what to serve.
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Six individual 22g bags make it possible to pack one portion per person. Check the calories and allergen declaration for each flavour in the variety pack.
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For a single-flavour crisp multipack, Walkers lists 96 kcal per 22g bag and 0.20g salt per bag. This flavour contains milk; check the full allergen declaration when serving guests.
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Five individual 17g bags offer a smaller snack portion rather than a conventional sliced potato crisp. Check the pack’s calories, ingredients and allergen declaration before adding it to a guest’s lunch.
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This five-pack also divides the snack into 17g bags. If switching from potato crisps, check its ingredients and the calorie and salt figures for the complete bag, along with any allergen warnings.
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Six individual 20g bags provide a wheat-based snack option, not potato crisps. Check the per-bag calories and the full allergen declaration before packing them for guests.
Start with the kcal for the complete bag or serving you expect someone to eat, then check its weight. Seabrook lists 82 kcal for an 18g bag of Sea Salted Crunchies, while Walkers lists 96 kcal for each reviewed 22g Oven Baked flavour; the portions and formats differ.
No. Walkers lists 96 kcal per 22g bag for its reviewed Oven Baked flavours, while Seabrook lists 82 kcal for a smaller, 18g Sea Salted Crunchies potato-snack bag. Compare the exact products and serving sizes rather than relying on “baked” alone.
No; read the salt figure separately for the portion you intend to serve. Tyrrells lists 0.63g salt per 30g serving of Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper Lentil Crisps, while Seabrook lists 0.30g per 18g bag of Sea Salted Crunchies. Those servings are different sizes.
No. Walkers states that this flavour contains milk. Check the current pack’s full ingredients and allergen declaration when catering for a guest with an allergy.
Plan cooling around the foods that would normally be refrigerated at home, rather than treating the whole lunch like dry crisps. The Food Standards Agency says those chilled foods also need to be kept cool at a picnic, and Food Standards Scotland recommends a cool box or bag with ice or frozen gel packs.